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Want to learn To sew? Well, let me teach you! Sign up for my online sewing and design school for just $11.97 a month. You can start and stop at any time and we currently have over 90 courses. Sew It Academy is designed for total beginners and also has courses for more intermediate sewists too. Join Today at SEWITACADEMY.COM HI DARLINGS! It's that time again. I am thrilled to share my Early spring sewing patterns. They should be shipping to stores at the end of the month. There are three patterns in this release because I reissued Norris's tracksuit pattern for kids. I love both of the misses patterns I designed for so many reasons. The dress is easy to sew, has a beautiful neckline, and has two length options. The casual suit is perfect for a put-together look that is comfortable and stylish. The pattern numbers are Simplicity #9714 and #9701and remember that you can always get my patterns from SIMPLICITY.COM I added some great pics of the patterns below and did a short video about the patterns so check it out! ARE YOU SIGNED UP FOR MIMI G MAIL? Many of you have sent me messages sharing how much you enjoyed the Friday Round-Up I began sending out last week and you can't imagine how happy that makes me! I include a round-up of all things Mimi G including blog posts for the week, videos posted, Instagram or TikTok reels, Things I am loving this week, New Finds, and even a weekly recipe from my menu. SIGN UP so you never miss a thing! NEW PATTERN PICS! NEW SPRING SEWING PATTERNS VIDEO xx Mimi G

Happy New Year! I can't believe how fast 2022 went by. I feel like I spent most of last year traveling for business so I truly enjoyed taking the last two weeks of December to just chill and enjoy our home and family. This year however my goal is to spend a bit mre time at home and bring new ideas to the blog and my soical channels. I thought it would be great to start the year off by sharing my morning routine and why it is so important! Having a rotuine really helps me to stay focued and manage all the aspects of my buisnesses. It's not always easy to do but that is when I rely on my discipline. I have a podcast episode on motivation vs' discipline which was a big hit, you can catch that episode HERE Below is a video where I cover what my morning looks like, my thoughts on why you should have one too! I also linked a few things below that I love, like my ater bottle. I try to drink a total of 160 ounces of water a day (4 of these bottles) it keeps my skin looking amazing and it helps with cravings for snacks. If you enjoy the video and want me to share more tips on what I use for scheduling, apps I use to create content etc. Let me know in the comments. MY FAV'S My Water Bottle! My must have daily item. My Notebook for journaling My B12 Drops My Multivitamin My Gut Health Vitamin I also wanted to share a few of my favorite affirmation apps for guided meditations: Affirm It: HERE I Am: HERE Motivation Daily Quotes: HERE Mantra: HERE MY MORNING ROUTINE VIDEO

HI DARLINGS! I am so excited to finally hare my NEW SUMMER PATTERNS for SIMPLICITY! Today I am sharing this amazing dress pattern and on Wednesday I will post the SECOND DESIGN from my summer collection. They start hitting stores mid April so keep your eyes peeled. I LOVE my summer patterns so much and although I made it in stretch sateen and a lightweight denim this can be made from so many different fabrics including knits, eyelets, lace and more. They will be available at your local Joann, Walmart, Hobby Lobby, Hancock and everywhere else patterns are sold, including online. There will be sew-along videos too as usual to help you complete this awesome look. I hope you will love these as much as I do! xoxo #denim #FITANDFLARE #Simplicity #Floral #green #8123

Hi Darlings, some of you have asked me to do fabric haul videos from my monthly visits to Michael Levine Fabrics in LA (my #1 fabric store) I thought it was a great idea especially because it makes it easier for me to share them with you. Here are some goodies I can’t wait to cut into and one you just saw me wear. Make sure to use my coupon code “mimi10” to save 10% your entire purchase. LINKS TO FABRICS: White Quilted Knit HERE other option HERE, HERE Off White Ponte Leggero HERE Red Ponte Leggero HERE Polka Dot Jersey HERE, HERE Bright Floral Mesh Knit HERE Floral Stretch Woven HERE, HERE Charcoal Sweater Knit HERE Pink Sequin HERE other colors HERE, HERE Black/White Chevron Sweater Knit HERE option HERE Metallic Knit HERE Floral Print Knit HERE, HERE #haul #sewing #lowpricefabric #fabric #michaellevine #Video

Hi Darlings! Today is the first video of many to come over the next four weeks. Today’s video is a lot of me talking but we must get through the very basic things you need to know before we start our project so make sure to view the entire video and then follow up with a good read of your sewing machines instruction manual. Make sure to join our flickr group so that if you have questions or get stuck along the way you can share your progress pics and I can try to help you and answer anything you may be confused about. *Note: There may be things I will remember during the week that I did not include in the video so if that happens I will post an update video under the “Free Sewing Class” tab. We are covering the basics today:  How I got started, How I Teach, Basic Sewing Tools for your Kit, Sewing Machine Basics: Threading and Understanding, Reading and Understanding the Pattern Envelope Front and Back. Make sure you read though the class supply list from last weeks post and that you have everything you need for next weeks class. Last weeks posts can be found HERE and HERE or under the “Free Sewing Class” tab under the header. Lesson 1: Sewing Basics Next Weeks Lesson: Tackling The Pattern Tissue Reading Instructions + Understanding Pattern Markings Fabric Layouts + Choosing Your “FINISHED” Size Cutting The Pattern

Hi Dolls, In my effort to pump out the new tutorial in 1080p HD it seems I have made it difficult for some of you to download as it is not reading well on some of your systems. After getting a few cries for help from you lovely peeps I have pulled the buy now button for the tutorial and am uploading a new easier to download file. Once I am done uploading the new version I will put the buy now button back up 😉 and if you have already purchased and are having issues I will get you squared away asap. xoxo Mimi G

Hi Darlings! The tutorial will be here, LOL I had to make some last minute tweaks but I will be posting later today!

Hi Darlings! I spent all weekend working on a new format for the video tutorials and it is so great!! After purchase you will get an email with the link to a pdf with clickable links which will contain ALL the necessary info to access the tutorial. No more long download times! Fast, Easy and Never Expires! Visit the new online store www.mimigstyle.bigcartel.com to purchase now. Only $10.99 Go HERE now to purchase **if you purchased during the first round and had trouble email me so I can send you the new faster format.

Hi Darlings Unfortunately due to some unforeseen changes in schedule this week lesson #2 of the 4 Weeks Sewing Lessons has to be pushed to Monday. With the hubby having to leave for the ATL to film it just threw off our timing and then last night on my way home I stopped to grab some food at a little whole in the wall Chinese food joint and I have been throwing it up ever since ;-( I’m not sure what was in the food but I will probably never eat Chinese food again! hence there is also no OOTD. Sorry dolls but I will finish it up tomorrow and will post it on monday. xoxo MG

Lesson #3 Video

Hi Darlings! I am already behind on all things blog related, lol so a heads up that lesson 3 will prob be up on Monday again. Someone asked me a question about preparing your fabric that I did not mention in the video so YES you should prepare your lining fabric too. So today’s OOTD brought on memories of Solid Gold, lol who remembers that show? H&M Gold Sweater (old) similar HERE or HERE/ Gap Jeans HERE / Ivanka Trump Black & Gold Heels (old) similar HERE —————————————————————————————————————————— Bernina, Michael Levine, Simplicity

click HERE to view event info —————————————————————————————————————— Hello Darlings! Thank you all so much for the support of the new tutorial! the format is so much easier now that there is no downloading required and the access to your purchase never expires. It also makes things much more efficient for me. If you have no checked out the new store front for the tutorials go HERE 😉 I am so in love with my labor of love jacket which I posted about over the last few weeks HERE! I have been meaning to make one for such a long time but I knew the amount of work that would go into it so I kept putting it off until I found this FANTASTIC FABRIC and I could no longer wait. This jacket took me about 18 hours to complete from start to finish but it was well worth it and considering that 90% of it was hand sewn I think I made it up pretty quick. I had a few stabbing incident with the hand needle but overall the hand sewing wasn’t too bad; I just did most of it while I watched TV. The shell or outside of the jacket is usually made from a boucle weave so to stabilize the fabric and make it more firm it is backed by silk charmeuse. The two layers are then quilted together in long rows in a matching thread color so you can’t see the sewing lines on the right side. If you read the previous post I ended up fusing the main pieces because after I cut my fabric it was so fragile that I knew trying to handle it too much would have caused me terrible anxiety as I watched my fibers come undone, LOL and I wanted to save myself another 20 hours of work so Karl Lagerfeld, forgive me.I quilted the shell and charmeuse together and machine stitched only the side and shoulder seams of the shell (main fabric) and hand stitched everything else (you can see that in the pics in the previous post HERE) This was also my “Test” or Wearable Muslin because I have a piece of fabric that cost me $125 a yard and I did not want to cut into it until I had made an attempt at a Chanel-esque jacket first and now that I have I will tackle the next one head on. I am still waiting for the chain to come in the mail so I can hand sew it the hem but I just had to wear it (patience is a virtue I don’t posses) For construction pics go HERE / For the fabric go HERE / Gap Shirt (old) / Gap Audrey Pants HERE / F21 Necklace (old) / Steve Madden Pumps (old) similar HERE Pattern Description: Misse’s Jackets Pattern Sizing: I cut the 6 Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern once you were done sewing with it? Sort of Were the instructions easy to follow? I didn’t use them as I was making a Chanel Inspired jacket I used couture techniques and hand sewed 90% of my jacket. What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? I like that its a basic design that you can use as a shell to create whatever your mind can conjure up. Fabric Used: Neon/Cream Multi Boucle found HERE It is unbelievably gorgeous in person! Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: Like I mentioned above I had my own vision going on and although design wise and construction wise I did my own thing the basic pattern was not altered, I used the pieces as they came. Would you sew it again? I plan to make another. VOGUE 7975